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Call for Nominations for 2014 ARLIS/NA Ontario Vice-Chair

The ARLIS/NA Ontario Executive Committee is looking for members of ARLIS/NA Ontario who would like to serve on the 2014 Executive as Vice-Chair. A full description of the responsibilities of this Executive position can be found under the Chapter’s Bylaws which can be accessed here: http://arlison.org/about/bylaws/
Please note the Terms of Office: The Vice-Chair position is a three year commitment. In 2014, the position is Vice-Chair. In 2015, the position moves to Chair of the Executive, and in 2016 the position becomes ex-officio.If you are interested in nominating yourself or another member of ARLIS/NA Ontario, please contact Chapter Chair, Melissa Bruno, at Melissa.bruno@sympatico.ca. The deadline for nominations is Monday, December 2nd at 5 PM.

Once all the nominations have been received, the ARLIS/NA Ontario membership will vote on the candidates electronically via an anonymous ballot on SurveyMonkey.

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2013 Fall Business Meeting Agenda

Business Meeting Agenda:
  • New 2013 Executive Officer Introductions:
    • 2013 Vice-Chair:
      •  Stephen Spong (Thank you to Effie Patelos)
    • 2013-2014 Student Representatives:
      • Catherine MacArthur Falls, University of Toronto
      •  Nicole Lovenjak, Western University
      • Thank you to Farah Chung (2012-2013 Student Representative)
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Spring 2013 Meeting Minutes
  • Chair Report (Melissa Bruno)
  • Treasurer Report (Amy Weir)
  • ARLIS/NA Chapter Liaison Communications
    • Revising Chapter Bylaws: ARLIS Ontario = ARLIS/NA Ontario
    • Updating Website
  • Canadian Member-At-Large (Daniel Payne)
    • History of Art Libraries project
    • Melva Dwyer Award Nominations
    • ARLIS/NA Executive Board Initiatives
  • 2014 ARLIS/NA Ontario Chapter Officer Nominations:
    • Vice-Chair
    • Secretary (Thank you to Victoria Baranow)
  • Proposal: ARLIS/NA Ontario Fundraising Plan
  • Holiday Party and Silent Auction:
  • Other Business
Featured Guest Presentation:
Sarah Angel:
  • Exclusive prelaunch demonstration of Online Canadian Art Books Project
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2013 Fall Business Meeting Details

Join us for our ARLIS/NA Ontario Fall Business Meeting on Friday, November 15th 2013. We will be joined by a special guest speaker, Sarah Angel, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto, where she will give us a pre-launch demonstration of a cutting edge, innovative resource called “Online Canadian Art Books Project.”

The Business Portion of the meeting will be held from 11 AM until 12:30 PM at Terrazza located at 372 Harbord St (Harbord and Ossington), Toronto, Ontario.

The meeting fee will be $20 for members, and $30 for non-members.  Lunch is included in the meeting fee, and will be served from 12:30 PM – 2 PM

After the Business meeting and Luncheon, members are welcome to join us on a west-end art crawl featuring some of Toronto’s esteemed contemporary art galleries, bookstores, and an artist-run contemporary art centre for artists books, video, audio, multiples, and other multiple media artworks. For more information on the art crawl, please click here.

Please RSVP and email agenda items to Chapter Chair, Melissa Bruno, at Melissa.bruno@sympatico.ca, by Tuesday, November 12th. The Meeting agenda will be circulated for review on Wednesday, November 13th. Spring Business Meeting Minutes can be viewed here.

We are looking for members of ARLIS/NA Ontario who would like to serve on the 2014 Executive. We have openings for Vice-Chair and Secretary positions. A full description of the responsibilities of these Executive positions can be found under the Chapter’s Bylaws which can be accessed here. If you would like to nominate yourself or another ARLIS/NA Ontario member for either the Vice-Chair or Secretary positions, please contact Chapter Chair, Melissa Bruno, at Melissa.Bruno@sympatico.ca.

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Fall Business Meeting Art Crawl Itinerary

The following is a list of suggested venues to explore after the 2013 Fall Business meeting. You are welcome to accompany the Chapter Executive while we visit the venues provided below; however, we will also encourage you to explore them at your own pace should you want to stay a little longer at one, or fast track and advance to another. Consider this a mere guideline to help direct you on a walking tour of some of Toronto’s esteemed contemporary art galleries and bookstores, as well as an artist-run contemporary art centre for artists books, video, audio, multiples, and other multiple media artworks. Comfortable shoes are advised!

1. Cooper Cole (1161 Dundas West)
2. The Monkey’s Paw (1229 Dundas West)
3. Gallery TPW (1256 Dundas West)
4. Erin Stump Projects (1450 Dundas West)
5. MKG127 (1445 Dundas West)
6. Art Metropole (1490 Dundas West)
7. p|m Gallery (1518 Dundas West)